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Yield Not to Temptation
I
knew I was not supposed to play with

matches! I knew it. As a young child, my parents

told me this repeatedly. They warned me of the

dangers associated with fire. Even at school, we

do fire drills and attend lectures to ensure that we
know the dangers of fire and how to be safe if we

are exposed to a fire. So, I knew I was not

supposed to play with matches at all. My parents

did not even keep them out in plain sight so I

could have access to them.

However, one day I was home alone and I was

sooo bored. I could not find anything interesting

to do. There was no electricity so I could not play

my games. Both my tablet and my phone had

died because there had been no announcement

from the power company that electricity would
not have been available in my area. I was

absolutely bored. I felt like I was losing my mind.

The saying really is true that the devil finds work

for idle hands because, after a while, I heard two

voices in my head. One voice was telling me to
play with the matches and the other voice was

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